Companies which have to manage global supply chains face a high level of complexity in that there is a large number of suppliers in diverse socio-economic contexts as well as a growing demand for control of social and environmental criteria in these supply chains. Sustainable supply chain...

Through a survey of CEOs of Russian industrial companies administered in the second half of 2011 we have tried to understand the forces that lead some firms to decide to engage in more innovative activities than others and examined the types of routines associated with this decision. We found...

Innovations in consumer products frequently rely on technological advances across multiple tiers in a supply chain. Considering the consumer market demand and downstream investment conditions as input, we model a game in a two-tier supply chain where downstream firms choose to adopt different...

The centrality of consumer's preferences and their changing nature force companies to constantly revise their procurement, manufacturing and distribution decisions, so to maximize their performance, to improve their competitive advantage and customers loyalty. The more effective the supply chain...

Purpose: This paper aims to analyse operations management's importance in three main dimensions: having a successful strategy, an efficient supply chain management system, and continuous innovation. The case of Walmart is used to consolidate these three areas. The main methodology of this paper...

Introduction to Service 4.0 and Customer-Centric Supply Chains -- Role of Big Data in Customer-Centric Service-Based Supply Chains -- Analytics Models for Customer-Centric Service-Based Supply Chains -- Achieving Customer-Centricity Through Data Analytics – Case Study on Women’s Clothing...